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The bargain rushed through Congress on Wednesday night clobbers the U.S. Constitution. It shifts control over the debt ceiling from Congress to the president, in violation of Article 1, Section 8, and pushes the nation toward a slippery slope of allowing the president unlimited power to borrow. Article 1, Section 8, states that “Congress shall

Polls show the nation growing impatient. The public wants Washington politicians to get a deal done now to raise the debt ceiling and open the government. Rushing is a mistake. The urgency of the debt ceiling is exaggerated, while the drastic consequences of a deal that fails to curb spending are being ignored. Here are three reasons

In 2009 Somali pirates hijacked the Maersk Alabama, a cargo ship flying the American flag, and took the ship’s captain, Richard Phillips, for ransom. The United States Navy dispatched three warships, two helicopters and a surveillance drone and parachuted in the famous Navy SEAL Team 6 to rescue Phillips in a six-day feat portrayed in the

Obama’s Dangerous Claim to Executive Power Negotiating with Republicans has never been in Obama’s playbook. Three days after his inauguration in 2009, President Barack Obama silenced Republican lawmakers who voiced concerned about the enormity of spending in his stimulus bill by uttering two brash words, “I won.” That was his governing philosophy, as he rammed

Americans who turned on the Sunday talkshows or picked up a newspaper to learn why the government shutdown drags on got no clues.   But an Oct. 2, 2013, an e-mail sent to all members of Congress based on a directive from the Office of Personnel Management shines light on the real reason: political self-interest.   The

Displaying their ignorance of the U.S. Constitution, Democratic bigwigs are excoriating Republican members of the House of Representatives for attaching a condition — no ObamaCare — to a stopgap bill to fund the government. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid called it “extortion.” Sen. Steny Hoyer labeled it “hostage-taking.” Rep. Nancy Pelosi termed it “legislative arson.”

Just when you think Washington politics couldn’t get dirtier, Congress finds a new low. To hold onto their illegal ObamaCare subsidy that no other American earning $174,000 could get, members of Congress are trying to silence the subsidy’s chief critic, Sen. David Vitter, by dredging up a 2007 unproven accusation that Vitter patronized a prostitute

By: Betsy McCaughey ‘Are you sexually active? If so, with one partner, multiple partners or same-sex partners?” Be ready to answer those questions and more the next time you go to the doctor, whether it’s the dermatologist or the cardiologist and no matter if the questions are unrelated to why you’re seeking medical help. And